# Building and leading a brand-new team

DevFeed: [Building and leading a brand-new team](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/building-and-leading-a-brand-new-team-18065.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://level-up-as-a-tech-lead.anemarifiser.com/p/building-and-leading-a-brand-new-team>)

Author: Anemari Fiser

Published: 2025-01-16T15:51:36Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Level up as a Tech Lead](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/level-up-as-a-tech-lead.md>)

Topics: [Tech Lead](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/tech-lead.md>), [Concurrent Programming](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/concurrent-programming.md>)

Tags: [building](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/building.md>), [culture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/culture.md>), [hiring](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hiring.md>), [team](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/team.md>), [tech-lead](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tech-lead.md>)

## AI overview

This article examines the path to becoming a Tech Lead by building and leading a brand-new team. It describes the challenges of starting without an established team structure, including discovery, defining team culture and processes, helping members settle in, and hiring. It also explains the opportunity to shape the team's culture and technical direction from the beginning.

## Source excerpt

Explore one of the pathways to becoming a Tech Lead: building and leading a brand-new team, with its unique challenges and opportunities.